新概念英语第二册新版笔记Lesson 38:Everything

★except prep. 除了
except
except for
besides
apart from

★Mediterranean n. 地中海
the~

★complain v. 抱怨
complain to sb. 向某人抱怨
complain of/about:抱怨某事

★continually adv. 不断地
continuously:连续不断地
continually:频繁地(时断时续)

★bitterly adv. 刺骨地
bitterly cold:刺骨地寒冷
chilly:寒冷的
bitterly disappointed:彻底的失望

★sunshine n. 阳光
a drop of;一缕

First listen and then answer the question.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。
Why did Harrison sell his house so quickly?

My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country. He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there. Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold. After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock. He acted as if he had never lived in England before. In the end, it was more than he could bear. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.

参考译文

我的.老朋友哈里森在回到英国以前曾多年居住在地中海地区。过去他常幻想退休后到英国,并计划在乡间安顿下来。他刚一回到英国便买下了一幢房子住了进去。但紧接着他就开始抱怨那里的天气了。因为即使那时仍为夏季,但雨总是下个不停,而且常常冷得厉害。在阳光下生活了那么多年的哈里森对此感到惊奇。他的举动就好像他从未在英国生活过一样。最后,他再也忍受不住,还没等安顿下来就卖掉了房子,离开了这个国家。他多年来的幻想从此破灭。哈里森把每件事情都考虑到了,唯独没想到天气。
【课文讲解】

...had lived in the Mediterranean
returned to England

dream of:想,梦见(梦想)
think of:想(思维的活动)

settle down:定居

had not sooner done...than 一般过去时: (关联词)一。。。就。。。
as soon as,the moment, on doing
No sooner had he arrived...(倒装)

Almost immediately:马上
for:(连词)表示因为(解释说明,附加的)=because因为(一定要说的)
even though ……从句的连词,“即使”
for+并列句,做主句

so many years:这么多年
After seven years of hard work,。。。

got a shock:吓了一跳,吃了一惊

as if+句子;似乎,好像……as though
过去完成时,虚拟语气
even though…even if

In the end,it was more than he could bear.他在也不能忍受。(口语)
hardly...when...:还没来的及。。。就(过去完成时,一般过去时)
hardly had sb.done

have(no) time to do sth:(没)有时间作某事

knock out:打晕,击到
The dream ended.
except:除。。。外

【Letter writing】

The Date:March,April,May,June,July
Jan,Feb,Aug,Sept.Oct,Nov,Dec.

【Key structures】

过去完成时
no sooner...than
hardly...when

【Special difficulties】

a. No sooner...than...(一...就...)
hardly...when....(几乎未来得及...就...)

b. Country(国家,乡间)地方
Countryside(农村)景色
in the country:在乡下住

Exercises:

No sooner...than...
No sooner放在had done中间,than放在两个大句子中间,不需要逗号。

1...continuously...
2...continually...
3...country...

【Multiple choice question】

5....not any more 不再
not any longer
not any further
A. more not more=less 比。。。少
B. longer not longer 不是更长

4. as if=as though
act as if/though 习惯用法
as if是宾语从句
as后面可以加句子,like后面加词
D.even if 即使
as though/if 作宾语

11...D
do as I did 按我所做的做
seem as if
act as if
look as if
C.conduct 可以作动词,表示行为,=behave
不及物动词,如果作及物动词,加oneself
他表现的很好,He conducted himself well.
He behaved as well.

【Composition】
1. in a bad state 状态不太好
though 虽然,even though 即使=even if
这些词出现在两句之间,就不能再加but

2.worn out 破旧不堪的
engine 发动机
gearbox 变速箱
sawdust 木头屑子
not only 出现在句首要倒装
The engine was not only worn out but the gearbox was full of sawdust.

3.He could neither drive it nor sell it nor even give it away.
He could neither drive it nor sell it even nor give it away.
neither do sth.nor do sth.nor do sth. 即不能也不能更不能

summary writing
1.两个连词连接三个句子
3.Harrison not only sold the house in the end but also left the country.